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I would first suggest finding out what LAMP means, as it generally has squat to do with dns or ftp (properly configured, yes... it can handle it, but I wouldn't...)

If you are adding ftp and dns, I've used vsftp (patched, and kept patched) as well as bind (again, patched senseless). those are pretty much standard packages for most distributions. the package tools for what ever distro you use will be able to help, as well as doing some research via the boards for whatever particular one you choose.

CentOS = Enterprise class free. Many third party packages / software like running on this distro for that very reason although not always exclusively.

Ubuntu = Desktop and Server versions for download. I like the step by step walk through when installing the server versions. It will configure your services (DNS, FTP, SSH, Apache and friends and so on) during the install. Great for those not totally familiar with linux.

RHEL = Commercial Red Hat Enterprise Edition. I know of folks that will only ever roll this out in production Domain environments.

There are many many others but these are the three that seem to be most popular with the IT Crowd I interact with in Canada.

If you are familiar with virtualisation then you may want to look at turnkey linux;

They have prebuilt vm machines that you can download and rollout in ten minutes. Lots of LAMP distributions as well as ERP, eCommerce, email, programming environments, even non Windows PDC alternatives.

If you have VMWare hosts (or installed VMPlayer or similar) you may also want to visit the VMWare Appliance pages;

Appreciate your quick help. While I was away, my host provider loaded me with Free Webuzo App Manager which suited well all what I wanted. I am now all set to go and manage my apps well with no worries..